2025 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II

2025 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II
Tournament details
Host countries Italy
Bulgaria
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates13–19 April 2025 (A)
17–23 March 2025 (B)
Teams12
See also: 2025 IIHF World U18 Championships

The 2025 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II consisted of two international under-18 ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Divisions II A and II B represent the fourth and the fifth tier of the IIHF World U18 Championship.

Division II A

2025 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II A
Tournament details
Host country Italy
CityAsiago
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates13–19 April 2025
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored79 (5.27 per game)
Attendance5,785 (386 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Croatia Bruno Alić (8 points)
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division II Group A tournament was played in Asiago, Italy, from 13 to 19 April 2025.[1][2]

Participating teams

Team Qualification
 Italy Hosts; placed 6th in Division I B last year and were relegated
 Great Britain Placed 2nd in Division II A last year
 Netherlands Placed 3rd in Division II A last year
 Romania Placed 4th in Division II A last year
 Croatia Placed 5th in Division II A last year
 China Placed 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Italy (H) 5 5 0 0 0 23 7 +16 15 Promoted to the 2026 Division I B
2  Great Britain 5 4 0 0 1 12 4 +8 12
3  China 5 2 0 1 2 13 14 −1 7
4  Croatia 5 1 1 1 2 14 14 0 6
5  Romania 5 1 1 0 3 10 17 −7 5
6  Netherlands 5 0 0 0 5 7 23 −16 0 Relegated to the 2026 Division II B
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Match results

All times are local (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2).

13 April 2025
13:00		China 4–1
(2–0, 0–1, 2–0)		 RomaniaPalaodegar, Asiago
Game reference
6 minPenalties4 min
25Shots34
13 April 2025
16:30		Great Britain 3–0
(0–0, 1–0, 2–0)		 CroatiaPalaodegar, Asiago
Game reference
12 minPenalties4 min
32Shots28
13 April 2025
20:00		Netherlands 1–6
(0–2, 1–1, 0–3)		 ItalyPalaodegar, Asiago
Game reference
8 minPenalties6 min
17Shots45
14 April 2025
13:00		Croatia 4–3 (GWS)
(2–0, 1–2, 0–1)
(OT: 0–0, GWS: 1–0)		 ChinaPalaodegar, Asiago
Game reference
10 minPenalties12 min
25Shots39
14 April 2025
16:30		Great Britain 1–0
(1–0, 0–0, 0–0)		 NetherlandsPalaodegar, Asiago
Game reference
16 minPenalties12 min
30Shots49
14 April 2025
20:00		Italy 6–0
(1–0, 3–0, 2–0)		 RomaniaPalaodegar, Asiago
Game reference
6 minPenalties4 min
37Shots16
16 April 2025
13:00		Great Britain 3–0
(0–0, 1–0, 2–0)		 ChinaPalaodegar, Asiago
Game reference
8 minPenalties8 min
34Shots27
16 April 2025
16:30		Netherlands 2–6
(2–1, 0–3, 0–2)		 RomaniaPalaodegar, Asiago
Game reference
10 minPenalties35 min
26Shots25
16 April 2025
20:00		Italy 3–2
(2–2, 0–0, 1–0)		 CroatiaPalaodegar, Asiago
Game reference
6 minPenalties4 min
46Shots18
17 April 2025
13:00		Romania 0–3
(0–0, 0–1, 0–2)		 Great BritainPalaodegar, Asiago
Game reference
12 minPenalties14 min
33Shots27
17 April 2025
16:30		Croatia 6–2
(1–1, 2–1, 3–0)		 NetherlandsPalaodegar, Asiago
Game reference
8 minPenalties10 min
19Shots32
17 April 2025
20:00		China 2–4
(0–3, 1–0, 1–1)		 ItalyPalaodegar, Asiago
Game reference
4 minPenalties6 min
10Shots40
19 April 2025
13:00		Romania 3–2 OT
(1–0, 1–0, 0–2)
(OT: 1–0)		 CroatiaPalaodegar, Asiago
Game reference
14 minPenalties6 min
35Shots28
19 April 2025
16:30		Netherlands 2–4
(1–1, 0–2, 1–1)		 ChinaPalaodegar, Asiago
Game reference
16 minPenalties16 min
22Shots22
19 April 2025
20:00		Italy 4–2
(0–0, 3–1, 1–1)		 Great BritainPalaodegar, Asiago
Game reference
10 minPenalties10 min
41Shots16

Division II B

2025 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II B
Tournament details
Host country Bulgaria
CitySofia
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates17–23 March 2025
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored106 (7.07 per game)
Attendance2,115 (141 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Spain Eduardo Gonzalez (11 points)
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division II Group B tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 17 to 23 March 2025.[3][4]

Participating teams

Team Qualification
 Serbia Placed 6th in Division II A last year and were relegated
 Spain Placed 2nd in Division II B last year
 Bulgaria Hosts; placed 3rd in Division II B last year
 Australia Placed 4th in Division II B last year
 Chinese Taipei Placed 5th in Division II B last year
 Belgium Placed 1st in Division III A last year and were promoted

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Spain 5 4 1 0 0 21 7 +14 14 Promoted to the 2026 Division II A
2  Australia 5 2 1 1 1 21 19 +2 9
3  Chinese Taipei 5 1 1 2 1 16 19 −3 7[a]
4  Belgium 5 2 0 1 2 25 18 +7 7[a]
5  Serbia 5 2 0 0 3 15 16 −1 6
6  Bulgaria (H) 5 0 1 0 4 8 27 −19 2 Relegated to the 2026 Division III A
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Chinese Taipei 6–5 (OT) Belgium

Match results

All times are local (Eastern European Time – UTC+2).

17 March 2025
13:00		Belgium 8–4
(4–1, 1–3, 3–0)		 AustraliaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 45
Game reference
6 minPenalties4 min
22Shots22
17 March 2025
16:30		Spain 5–1
(0–0, 4–1, 1–0)		 Chinese TaipeiWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 55
Game reference
10 minPenalties6 min
41Shots19
17 March 2025
20:00		Bulgaria 1–4
(0–1, 0–2, 1–1)		 SerbiaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 320
Game reference
0 minPenalties8 min
29Shots27
18 March 2025
13:00		Chinese Taipei 6–5 OT
(2–1, 1–3, 2–1)
(OT: 1–0)		 BelgiumWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 40
Game reference
8 minPenalties12 min
22Shots41
18 March 2025
16:30		Serbia 2–4
(0–0, 1–3, 1–1)		 AustraliaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 55
Game reference
10 minPenalties10 min
40Shots25
18 March 2025
20:00		Spain 6–0
(3–0, 2–0, 1–0)		 BulgariaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 300
Game reference
6 minPenalties6 min
46Shots11
20 March 2025
13:00		Serbia 2–4
(1–0, 1–2, 0–2)		 Chinese TaipeiWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 40
Game reference
27 minPenalties4 min
24Shots26
20 March 2025
16:30		Spain 3–1
(0–0, 0–0, 3–1)		 BelgiumWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 60
Game reference
33 minPenalties16 min
29Shots32
20 March 2025
20:00		Bulgaria 3–7
(0–2, 1–3, 2–2)		 AustraliaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 300
Game reference
6 minPenalties10 min
19Shots45
22 March 2025
13:00		Australia 2–3 OT
(0–0, 0–1, 2–1)
(OT: 0–1)		 SpainWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 65
Game reference
10 minPenalties8 min
19Shots40
22 March 2025
16:30		Chinese Taipei 2–3 OT
(1–1, 0–0, 1–1)
(OT: 0–1)		 BulgariaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 300
Game reference
8 minPenalties6 min
39Shots18
22 March 2025
20:00		Belgium 3–4
(0–3, 2–1, 1–0)		 SerbiaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 80
Game reference
18 minPenalties8 min
24Shots17
23 March 2025
13:00		Australia 4–3 OT
(1–1, 2–0, 0–2)
(OT: 1–0)		 Chinese TaipeiWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 55
Game reference
20 minPenalties10 min
24Shots38
23 March 2025
16:30		Bulgaria 1–8
(1–2, 0–4, 0–2)		 BelgiumWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 320
Game reference
33 minPenalties35 min
18Shots38
23 March 2025
20:00		Serbia 3–4
(1–2, 0–2, 2–0)		 SpainWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 80
Game reference
8 minPenalties8 min
28Shots25

References

  1. ^ 2025 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II A official website, www.iihf.com
  2. ^ 2025 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II A statistics, stats.iihf.com
  3. ^ 2025 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II B official website, www.iihf.com
  4. ^ 2025 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II B statistics, stats.iihf.com
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